#AutismAwarenessMonth is upon us ! Kudos to everyone spreading awareness and rocking their ribbons! I have an Autistic cousin. I’ve watched him since he was a newborn, so I can certainly say that I’ve been a part of his upbringing. We read him books, kept him entertained.. listened to all of the suggestions but when he was placed in a school and with a group of teachers that can give him more attention, we noticed how he has improved. He is finally speaking and reacting differently to things. He is slowly but surely making progress. When his sister was born, we thought that she would be autistic as well. However, that was not the case. As both of them grow, their mother and I have noticed how he and his sister interact. He is about 8 years old and his younger sister is 4 going on 25 lol I was hanging out with them the other night and saw how they interact. She loves him unconditionally and calls him her bestfriend, its so cute. So the other night, she tells him that she loves him and he doesnt say it back so she comes to my room upset, explaining what she had done. Her mother reminded her that Phil doesnt speak that well and she says, “oh yeah, I forgot. It’s ok, i know he loves me inside of his heart.”
There was just something in that … it just spoke to me. Being the sibling of someone with autism can be a difficult thing if one doesnt understand it. This article was on facebook the other day and I found it really interesting. Siblings are just as special as their autistic siblings. It takes a special person to go through these type of experiences as if they were there own. Love is love, and autistic love is just more “specialer.” (little girl in the article described her brother as specialer and said she wouldnt change him at all)
http://theautismprogram.org/2015/03/siblings-are-special-too/
